To most fans, actor Gary Sinise is best known for playing Lieutenant Dan Taylor alongside Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994). Sinise has had a five-decade career as an actor, writer, and director. Despite that, Gary Sinise is probably best known for his work outside of Hollywood. To Disney World fans, Gary Sinise is known for the introduction at Mission: Space in ...
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Renowned Artist Who Defined ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Lion King’ Aesthetic Passes Away at 68
During Disney Animation Studio’s renaissance in the early 1990s, CEO Michael Eisner was famous for letting his creative people just work and see what would come of it. One of those people was a young Kent Melton. Melton’s job at Disney Animation Studios was as an animation sculptor who created maquettes made of clay. Kent Melton was one of the ...
Read More »Disney Denies Double Amputee DAS Pass, Backtracks After Public Shaming
For years, the Disability Access Service (DAS) pass at World Disney World has been abused by guests faking disabilities to cut the line. From people faking irritable bowel syndrome to parents claiming their children had ADHD and couldn’t wait in line, the system is ripe with fraud. In response to this abuse, Disney World began cracking down on the DAS ...
Read More »Disney Signals End of Physical Home Entertainment with Latest Announcements
Although the VCR was invented in 1956, it wasn’t until 1980 that Walt Disney Studios released its first at-home Disney movie. The first load of Disney physical media was released on October 1, 1980, with a cost ranging from $45 to $60 per VHS tape. However, since those original releases, Disney physical media releases have evolved from VHS tapes to ...
Read More »Pirates of the Caribbean’ Actor Arrested on Charges of Alleged Domestic Abuse
It’s been a rough go of it lately for the cast of the Pirates of the Caribbean series. After Amber Heard accused Pirates star Johnny Depp of abuse, it appeared the franchise was doomed. However, rumors have started to swirl that the franchise would be revived, first without Depp and then with Depp returning as Captain Jack Sparrow. But now ...
Read More »Disney’s Magic Wanes: Plummets Near Bottom of American Companies to Work For
It’s no secret that 2023 was not a great year for the Walt Disney Company. From film flops to diminishing attendance at Walt Disney World to various lawsuits, Disney was happy to see the calendar turnover. However, one of the most overlooked aspects of Disney’s terrible year was the issues it had with its employees and cast members. But now, ...
Read More »Lost Your Balloon at Disney World? Florida Legislature Seeks Accountability
Few souvenirs at Walt Disney World are more impractical than a balloon. Sure, when they come out just before the parades or nighttime spectaculars, they look amazing and truly capture the magic of a Disney World vacation, but then what? When the night is over, you head back to the hotel with the balloon, and you have to somehow find ...
Read More »Disney World’s Troubles: Former Imagineers Concerned About Universal’s Rise
Way back in 2019, long before anyone knew what COVID-19 was, Universal Studios Orlando announced that it would be bringing a third gate to its theme park. Many Disney fans hoped that the announcement of Epic Universe would prompt something new coming to Walt Disney World. Related: ENOUGH! Disney Fans Want Fewer Announcements About Park Expansion and More Action But outside ...
Read More »Security Concerns Arise as Guests Sneak Smoke Bomb into Disney Park
There are a lot of life-changing moments that can happen while on vacation at a Disney Park. Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney parks around the globe have seen dozens of marriage proposals (although not at Shanghai Disneyland anymore) to a child’s first visit. When a guest has one of these life-changing moments at a Disney Park, it becomes etched ...
Read More »Disney Invests $75 Million in Taylor Swift Documentary and Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster Retheme
On Saturday night before the Super Bowl, Taylor Swift was on stage in Japan. Moments after the show was over, she was whisked away to an airport and jumped on her private jet to head to Las Vegas for the big game. Millions of Swifties across the globe were glued to their computers, awaiting word on Taylor’s safe arrival in ...
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